about Measuring Community Success and Sustainability how do vital communities spell success? performance based measurement and community building planning for action an introduction to measuring outcomes and measurements outcome 1 indicator 1 indicator 2 indicator 3 case study measurement plan year-end assessment outcome 2 outcome 3 outcome 4 outcome 5 comments afterword measuring links NCRCRD home page for more information about this website, contact khetland@iastate.edu		Increased Use of the Skills, Knowledge and Ability of Local People Explanation An ongoing increase in the use of the knowledge and ability of local people, including the leadership skills that can help mobilize people and resources, builds rural communities. At times, a lack of skills or knowledge keeps community members from making good decisions or achieving what they set out to do. At other times, much of a community's existing human capacity is neither recognized nor used in community efforts. Choosing a Community Assessment Indicator The first step in measuring progress toward community goals is identifying one or more key indicators of progress. You may wish to consider three separate, but related, aspects of indicators of progress toward increasing skills, knowledge and ability of local people. These three aspects are: Using the skills, knowledge and ability of local people Enhancing the skills, knowledge and ability of local people Recombining the skills, knowledge and ability of local people Your community will need to identify one or more specific key indicators related to Outcome 1. The indicators you choose should be relevant to your community. The following pages present some examples of indicators and measures for you to consider. You may choose to modify these examples or develop entirely new indicators and measures of greater relevance to your community goals. Examples of Indicators and Measures for Outcome 1 The authors have identified three examples of ways communities might measure an increase in the use of the skills, knowledge and ability of local people.
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